Little Ongava
Etosha, Namibia
LITTLE ONGAVA - ETOSHA,
NAMIBIA
Ongava Game Reserve, a 70,000
acre private reserve on the southern boundary of Namibia's Etosha National
Park, has three camps: Ongava
Lodge,
Ongava Tented Camp and Little Ongava, each
located in a different part of the reserve. Guests can choose the style
of accommodation
and
size of camp that suits
them
best.
The
camps are managed independently and each has its own full-time staff,
guides, managers and vehicles. All three camps have a similar activity
schedule. Ongava Tented Camp is situated more towards the center of the
game reserve, at the base of the foothills of the Ondundozonanandana
Range, meaning "mountain where the boy took the calves".
Little Ongava is built along a
crest of a hill with wonderful views onto the plains below
and is the ideal lodge from which to base your
activities when visiting Etosha. Little Ongava is a premier-styled
camp with only three luxury guest chalets - small and very personalized!
Etosha has great concentrations of game, especially in the dry
winter months, and there are wonderful views out onto the salt
pans which dominate
the center of the park. Etosha's only drawback is that the accommodation
offered within the park is in the form of large, impersonal public
rest camps. Ongava offers an excellent alternative. Little Ongava
offers the full Etosha experience while providing great accommodation
and service, as well as the opportunity
to take night drives and nature walks on the reserve, activities that
are not allowed within Etosha. Little Ongava is operated
by Wilderness Safaris. Accommodation 
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Accommodation is provided by
three spacious and very luxurious brick and thatch suites, each of which
have their own plunge pool, en-suite bathroom, a “sala”,
an additional outdoor shower and a view of the waterhole in front of camp.
Little Ongava’s main lodge is also constructed of brick and lends
itself to relaxed, stylish dining under an African sky or under thatch.
Activities
Mornings are normally spent within
the Okaukuejo area of Etosha National Park, returning to Ongava in time
for a well earned lunch. After tea, guests head out onto the private
reserve to enjoy more flora and fauna. The option of tracking White Rhino
on foot is available as are night drives. Additional activities also
include full day excursions into Etosha National Park, taking along a
picnic, subject to availability of vehicles and also a visit to one of
the hides on the property. Private vehicles can be booked at an additional
charge subject to availability either prior to departure or directly
with the Camp Manager.
Wildlife
Etosha National Park is Namibia's premier game viewing
destination. It is one of Africa's largest game parks, being nearly the
size of Switzerland.
Large herds of plains game concentrate around the waterhole's in the
dry season making for exciting game viewing. Species that can be seen
year
round include Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Giraffe, Zebra, Wildebeest,
Springbok, Oryx, Kudu and the diminutive Damara Dik-Dik. Birdlife is
also good with Ostrich and raptors in abundance. Local specials include
the Short-toed Rock Thrush, Hautlaub's Francolin, Rockrunner, Ruppell's
Parrot, Whitetailed Shrike and Chesnut Weaver. A highlight of Ongava
is that it is one of the few private game reserves in Southern Africa
where guests have a chance of seeing both Black and White Rhino. For
those who enjoy close wildlife encounters, tracking White Rhino on foot
with
an armed guide is a highlight not to be missed. Ongava Game reserve also
has a good population of Lion, Eland, Hartmann's Mountain Zebra, Black-faced
Impala and a number of other antelope species.
Etosha National Park
Etosha was first proclaimed
in 1907. The park originally stretched all the way to the Skeleton Coast
and, up to 1967, was the world's largest park. In 1967, the park's size
was slashed from nearly 10 million hectares to its current size of 2.7
million hectares (about the size of Switzerland). In the early 1990's a
group of Namibian, English, American and South African partners joined
together and bought 30,000 hectares of land on Etosha's southern boundary.
The aim of this venture was to create Namibia's finest private game reserve
and to create a buffer for Etosha along its southern boundary. Ongava (meaning
rhinoceros in Herero) was born, and a massive rehabilitation and restocking
program took place. White Rhino were introduced and over time Black Rhino
migrated onto the reserve. Many thousands of animals are now found on Ongava
including Elephant, Giraffe, Gemsbok (Oryx), Springbok, Red Hartebeest,
Eland, Wildebeest, Zebra and the rare Blackfaced Impala. Lion, Leopard
and Cheetah have also moved back onto the Ongava Reserve. Wilderness Safaris
manages Ongava Lodge and Ongava Tented camp for the owners.
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